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Purslane vs. Welsh onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between purslane and welsh onion

  • Purslane has more magnesium, iron, potassium, and manganese; however, welsh onion is richer in vitamin C.
  • Purslane covers your daily magnesium needs 11% more than welsh onion.
  • Welsh onion has 4 times less calcium than purslane. Purslane has 65mg of calcium, while welsh onion has 18mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Purslane, raw and Onions, welsh, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.4% 19% 46% 23% 14% 21% 2.2% 18% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +195.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133%
Contains more IronIron +63.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +205.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 90% 0% 10% 0% 13% 21% 7.5% 10% 17% 0% 484% 12% 2.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +141.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +369.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.072mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Welsh onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 193.4µg 161%
Magnesium 68mg 23mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Iron 1.99mg 1.22mg 10%
Potassium 494mg 212mg 8%
Manganese 0.303mg 0.137mg 7%
Vitamin C 21mg 27mg 7%
Copper 0.113mg 0.07mg 5%
Calcium 65mg 18mg 5%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.52mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.169mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.09mg 2%
Folate 12µg 16µg 1%
Phosphorus 44mg 49mg 1%
Sodium 45mg 17mg 1%
Carbs 3.39g 6.5g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.156g 1%
Choline 12.8mg 5.3mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 34kcal 1%
Protein 2.03g 1.9g 0%
Fats 0.36g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 4.1g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.072mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.067g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.081mg 0%
Leucine 0.113mg 0%
Lysine 0.095mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 g
2% 7% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 90.5 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more OtherOther +94.3%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.9g
~equal in Water ~90.5g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/nutrients
  2. Welsh onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170007/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.